Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Trails Report - 3/26/09

We will groom as much as possible for this weekend March 28 & 29 and again for next weekend April 4 & 5 if conditions permit. Snowcover is excellent north of Rangeley Village and up to Bosebuck and NH. Best access off or onto Rangeley Lake is the trail past the Club House Resturant.  

SNOW & WEATHER REPORT: Base depth (MEASURED IN Oquossoc): 27”. We are into spring weather with temperatures above freezing by mid-morning and below freezing as the sun sets.  Afternoon riding is the best. It may be very firm early unless we can get our grooming crews out or if it’s a mild evening  We can only groom after the temperatures fall below freezing long enough for the trail surface to refreeze.

TRAIL CONDITIONS: All trails are open. Riding is very good as you get north of Route 4 and especially away from Rangeley and Oquossoc Villages.  If it is a cold morning, wait until after the trail surfaces loosen up. Trails are generally flat and firm. Conditions are good to very good. There are some bare and icy areas near Rangeley and Oquossoc and at road crossings but there is still good base depth every where else. Use caution-especially in corners and in exposed wind blown areas.

Lake riding is never safe!. If you are not experienced and comfortable with riding on lakes. Don’t do it! The Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club has no trails on any lakes, ponds, rivers or streams.
 
SPECIAL NOTES:

• There is a truck crossing posted with stop signs on ITS 84 near where the trail crosses Route 17.
• ITS 84 is rerouted from the point where it crosses Route 16 as the trail heads out from Oquossoc toward NH and Bosebuck. Watch for signs and please heed the stop signs. Please do not ride on the plowed road.
• ITS 84E has been rerouted just after you leave the RLSC trail system heading east toward Phillips.  Go right. The Old ITS 84 is currently closed and marked as closed. You will not see any ITS 84 signs until you get to the junction just north of Phillips. Go left there.
• Watch for logging operations on the north end of the Hunter Cove Trail.
• The Corridor 117 trail has some long plowed sections south of the Coos Canyon area.
• The Arnold Clubs trails between Rangeley and the Stratton and Eustis area have some sections of plowed roads.  Joint use is permitted but watch out for truck traffic and logging equipment.
• The “Split Rock Trail” between the Stratton Trail and ITS 89 is CLOSED.